THE ULTREYA TOURS JOURNAL

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Browse every Ultreya Tours article, practical guide and official Camino resource.

History & CultureSeptember 9, 2023

Alfonso X and the Cantigas de Santa María

How Alfonso X’s illustrated songs preserve medieval music, miracle stories and scenes of pilgrims traveling through thirteenth-century Iberia.

History & CultureSeptember 7, 2023

Recover the Jewish communities, neighborhoods, trades and scholarship hidden within four major Camino Francés towns.

Planning Your CaminoAugust 31, 2023

A practical booking timeline for Camino hotels, luggage and transfers, with guidance for premium journeys, private groups and the 2027 Holy Year.

History & CultureAugust 20, 2023

How Suero de Quiñones’ real 1434 tournament on the Camino became part of the chivalric world that Cervantes examined in Don Quixote.

History & CultureAugust 20, 2023

How the 1989 World Youth Day gathering brought young pilgrims and John Paul II to Monte do Gozo and changed the modern image of the Camino.

On the CaminoAugust 17, 2023

How to order beer, alcohol-free drinks, clara, tinto de verano, kalimotxo, soft drinks and water in Camino bars.

Santiago & GaliciaJuly 20, 2023

Why Santiago’s Tuna de Derecho performs in Obradoiro, where the Spanish university tradition came from and which songs visitors may hear.

History & CultureJuly 13, 2023

Why comfortable and prestigious Camino lodging predates modern albergues, from royal travelers and monasteries to historic hospitals and hotels.

Planning Your CaminoJune 29, 2023

The history and character of A Quinta da Auga, Torre do Río, Quinta de San Amaro and Pazo de Lestrove.

Planning Your CaminoJune 15, 2023

The stories behind Casa Roán and Casa Grande, Pazo de Sedor and O Muíño de Pena on the final French Way.